Ampro Corporation ReadyBoard 800 User manual

ReadyBoard™800
Single Board Computer
Reference Manual
P/N 5001738B Revision B

ii Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800
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Contents
Chapter 1 About This Manual.........................................................................................................1
Purpose of this Manual ......................................................................................................................1
Reference Material.............................................................................................................................1
Related Ampro Products....................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Product Overview ..........................................................................................................5
EPIC Architecture...............................................................................................................................5
Product Description............................................................................................................................6
Board Features ..............................................................................................................................7
Block Diagram..............................................................................................................................10
Major Integrated Circuits (ICs).....................................................................................................11
Connector Definitions...................................................................................................................12
Jumper Definitions .......................................................................................................................14
Ethernet LED Definitions..............................................................................................................14
Power/IDE LED Definitions..........................................................................................................15
Switch Definition ..........................................................................................................................16
Additional Components................................................................................................................16
Specifications...................................................................................................................................17
Physical Specifications ................................................................................................................17
Power Specifications....................................................................................................................17
Mechanical Specifications............................................................................................................18
Environmental Specifications.......................................................................................................20
Thermal/Cooling Requirements...................................................................................................20
Chapter 3 Hardware.......................................................................................................................21
Overview .......................................................................................................................................21
CPU (U5) .......................................................................................................................................22
Celeron M Processors .................................................................................................................22
Pentium M Processor...................................................................................................................22
Memory .......................................................................................................................................22
DDR RAM Memory (J22).............................................................................................................22
Flash Memory (U10) ....................................................................................................................22
Interrupt Channel Assignments....................................................................................................23
Memory Map................................................................................................................................23
I/O Address Map..........................................................................................................................24
PCI-104 Interface (J3)......................................................................................................................25
IDE Interface (J6).............................................................................................................................30
Compact Flash Socket (J23)............................................................................................................32
Floppy/Parallel Interface (J10).........................................................................................................34
Serial Interfaces (J15A/B, J11A/B)...................................................................................................36
Serial A Interface (J15A/B) ..........................................................................................................37
Serial B Interface (J11A/B) ..........................................................................................................38
USB Interfaces (J18A/B, J13A/B) ....................................................................................................40
Primary USB0 and USB1 (J18A/B)..............................................................................................40
Secondary USB2 and USB3 (J13A/B).........................................................................................41
Ethernet Interfaces (J16, J17)..........................................................................................................42
Gigabit Ethernet Controller ..........................................................................................................42
10/100BaseT Ethernet Controller ................................................................................................44

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Audio Interface (J4) ..........................................................................................................................45
Video Interfaces (J14, J21)...............................................................................................................46
CRT Interface (J21)......................................................................................................................47
LVDS Interface (J14)....................................................................................................................48
Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................................49
Utility Interface (J12).....................................................................................................................49
Reset Switch (SW1) .....................................................................................................................49
Keyboard/Mouse Interface (J19)..................................................................................................49
Infrared (IrDA) Port (J9)................................................................................................................50
Real Time Clock (RTC) ................................................................................................................50
Oops! Jumper (BIOS Recovery)...................................................................................................50
User GPIO Signals (J8)................................................................................................................51
Temperature Monitoring...............................................................................................................51
Serial Console..............................................................................................................................51
Watchdog Timer (WDT)................................................................................................................52
Power Interfaces (J1, J2)..................................................................................................................53
Power In Interface (J2).................................................................................................................53
Power-On Interface (J1)...............................................................................................................53
Optional CPU Fan (J7).................................................................................................................54
Power and Sleep States...................................................................................................................54
Power On Switch..........................................................................................................................54
Sleep States (ACPI) .....................................................................................................................54
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility.........................................................................................................57
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................57
Accessing BIOS Setup (VGA Display).........................................................................................57
Accessing BIOS Setup (Serial Console)......................................................................................58
BIOS Menus......................................................................................................................................59
BIOS Setup Opening Screen .......................................................................................................59
BIOS Configuration Screen..........................................................................................................60
Drive Configurations and Boot Options........................................................................................60
User Interface Options..................................................................................................................63
Memory Control Options...............................................................................................................64
Power Management and Advanced User Options.......................................................................64
Video and Flat Panel Options.......................................................................................................68
PCI, Plug n' Play, and Interrupt/DMA Assignments .....................................................................69
Splash Screen Customization...........................................................................................................72
Splash Screen Image Requirements............................................................................................72
Converting the Splash Screen File...............................................................................................72
Appendix A Technical Support........................................................................................................75
Appendix B MiniModule ISA Board.................................................................................................77
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................77
What is PCI-104? .........................................................................................................................77
MiniModule ISA Expansion Board Features.................................................................................78
Specifications....................................................................................................................................78
Physical Specifications.................................................................................................................78
Power Requirements....................................................................................................................78
Environmental Specifications .......................................................................................................78
PCI-104 Interface (P1)......................................................................................................................80
PC/104 Interface (J1A, B, J1C, D)....................................................................................................81

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Appendix C LAN Boot Feature ........................................................................................................87
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................87
PXE Boot Agent BIOS Setup...........................................................................................................88
Accessing PXE Boot Agent BIOS Setup .....................................................................................88
PXE Boot Agent Setup Screen....................................................................................................89
Index .......................................................................................................................................91
List of Figures
Figure 2-1. Typical ReadyBoard and PC/104 Module Stack ............................................................ 5
Figure 2-2. Stacking PC/104 Modules with a ReadyBoard 800........................................................6
Figure 2-3. Functional Block Diagram.............................................................................................10
Figure 2-4. Component Location (Top view)...................................................................................11
Figure 2-5. Connector Pin-Out Identifications.................................................................................12
Figure 2-6. Connector Locations (Top view)...................................................................................13
Figure 2-7. Jumper, Switch, Fuse, and LED Locations (Top view).................................................15
Figure 2-8. Connector and Component Locations (Bottom view)...................................................16
Figure 2-9. ReadyBoard 800 Dimensions (Top view).....................................................................18
Figure 2-10. ReadyBoard 800 Panel Dimensions (Side view)........................................................19
Figure 3-1. RS-485 Serial Port Implementation..............................................................................36
Figure 3-2. Oops! Jumper Connection............................................................................................51
Figure 3-3. Hot Cable Jumper.........................................................................................................52
Figure 4-1. Opening BIOS Screen..................................................................................................59
Figure 4-2. Modifying Setup Parameters Screen............................................................................60
Figure B-1. MiniModule ISA Expansion Board (Top/Bottom view).................................................77
Figure B-2. MiniModule ISA Two Card Stack Order.......................................................................79
Figure B-3. MiniModule ISA Three Card Stack Order.....................................................................79
Figure C-1. PXE Agent Boot Setup Screen....................................................................................89
List of Tables
Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function ........................................................11
Table 2-2. Connector Descriptions..................................................................................................12
Table 2-3. Jumper Settings.............................................................................................................14
Table 2-4. Ethernet Port 1 (J16) LED Indicators.............................................................................14
Table 2-5. Ethernet Port 2 (J17) LED Indicators.............................................................................14
Table 2-6. Power/IDE Activity LED Indicators (D2).........................................................................15
Table 2-7. Reset Switch (SW1).......................................................................................................16
Table 2-8. Additional Component Descriptions...............................................................................16
Table 2-9. Weight and Footprint Dimensions..................................................................................17
Table 2-10. Power Supply Requirements .......................................................................................17
Table 2-11. Environmental Requirements ......................................................................................20
Table 3-1. Interrupt Channel Assignments (Typical).......................................................................23
Table 3-2. Memory Map..................................................................................................................24
Table 3-3. I/O Address Map............................................................................................................24
Table 3-4. PCI-104 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J3) ............................................................................25
Table 3-5. Primary IDE Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J6).......................................................30
Table 3-6. Compact Flash Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J23)................................................32
Table 3-7. Floppy/Parallel Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J10).................................................34
Table 3-8. Serial A (Serial 1) Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J15A)..........................................37
Table 3-9. Serial A (Serial 2) Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J15B)..........................................37

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Table 3-10. Serial B Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J11A/B).....................................................38
Table 3-11. USB 1 & 2 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J18A/B) ................................................40
Table 3-12. USB 2 & 3 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J13A/B) ................................................41
Table 3-13. Ethernet Port 2 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J17)..............................................................43
Table 3-14. Ethernet Port 1 Pin/Signal Descriptions (J16)..............................................................44
Table 3-15. Audio Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J4)................................................................45
Table 3-16. CRT Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J21)................................................................47
Table 3-17. LVDS Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J14)..............................................................48
Table 3-18. Utility Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J18)..............................................................49
Table 3-19. Keyboard/Mouse Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J19)............................................49
Table 3-20. Infrared Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J9).............................................................50
Table 3-21. User GPIO Signals Pin/Signal Descriptions (J8)..........................................................51
Table 3-22. Power In Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J2)...........................................................53
Table 3-23. Power-On Header Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1)...........................................................53
Table 3-24. Optional CPU Fan (J7).................................................................................................54
Table 4-1. BIOS Setup Menus.........................................................................................................58
Table 4-2. Floppy Drive BIOS Settings............................................................................................61
Table 4-3. LCD Panel Type List.......................................................................................................69
Table A-1. Technical Support Contact Information..........................................................................75
Table B-1. MiniModule ISA Weight and Footprint Dimensions .......................................................78
Table B-2. MiniModule ISA Environmental Requirements..............................................................78
Table B-3. MiniModule ISA Dedicated PCI-104 Signal Lines (P1)..................................................80
Table B-4. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1A)............................................................81
Table B-5. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1B)............................................................82
Table B-6. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1C)............................................................83
Table B-7. PC/104 Interface Pin/Signal Descriptions (J1D)............................................................84

ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual 1
Chapter 1 About This Manual
Purpose of this Manual
This manual is for designers of systems based on the ReadyBoard™ 800 single board computer (SBC).
This manual contains information that permits designers to create an embedded system based on specific
design requirements.
Information provided in this reference manual includes:
•ReadyBoard 800 Specifications
•Environmental requirements
•Major integrated circuits (chips) and features implemented
•ReadyBoard 800 connector/pin numbers and definition
•BIOS Setup information
Information not provided in this reference manual includes:
•Detailed chip specifications
•Internal component operation
•Internal registers or signal operations
•Bus or signal timing for industry standard busses and signals
Reference Material
The following list of reference materials may be helpful for you to complete your design successfully.
Most of this reference material is also available on the Ampro web site in the Embedded Design
Resource Center. The Embedded Design Resource Center was created for embedded system developers
to share Ampro’s knowledge, insight, and expertise gained from years of experience.
Specifications
•EPIC Specification Revision 1.0, March 22, 2004
Web site: http://www.ampro.com/RP/EPIC_Specification_v1.0.pdf
•PC/104™Specification Revision 2.5, November 2003
•PC/104-Plus™Specification Revision 2.0, November 2003
•PCI-104™Specification Revision 1.0, November 2003
For latest revision of the PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and PCI-104 specifications, contact the PC/104
Consortium, at:
Web site: http://www.pc104.org
•PCI™2.3 Specifications
For latest revision of the PCI specifications, contact the PCI Special Interest Group Office at:
Web site: http://www.pcisig.com
•Compact Flash Specifications Revision 3.0, December 2004
For the latest revision of the compact flash specifications, contact the Compact Flash association at:
Web site: http://www.CompactFlash.org

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Chip specifications used on the ReadyBoard 800:
•Intel Corporation and the Pentium®M 738, Celeron®M 373, or Celeron®M processors
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/302189.htm (30218908.pdf)
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/303110.htm (30311007.pdf)
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/30175301.pdf
•Intel Corporation and the chips, 82855GME and 82801DBM, used for the Northbridge/Video
controller and Southbridge respectively.
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/25261505.pdf
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/25233701.pdf
•Winbond Electronics, Corp. and the W83627HF chip used for the secondary I/O controller
Web site: http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/627hf.pdf
•Intel Corporation and the 82551ER, used for the Ethernet controller.
Web site: http://developer.intel.com/design/network/datashts/82551er_ds.htm (82551er_ds.pdf)
•Intel Corporation and the 82541GI, used for the Gigabit Ethernet controller.
Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/network/datashts/82541gi_ei.pdf
NOTE If you are unable to locate the datasheets using the links provided,
go to the manufacturer's web site where you can perform a search
using the chip datasheet number or name listed, including the
extension, (htm for web page, pdf for files name, etc.
Related Ampro Products
The following items are directly related to successfully using the Ampro product you have just
purchased or plan to purchase. Ampro highly recommends that you purchase and utilize a ReadyBoard
800 QuickStart Kit to do your project development.
ReadyBoard 800 Support Products
•ReadyBoard 800 QuickStart Kit (QSK)
The QuickStart Kit includes the ReadyBoard 800, DDR SODIMM memory, a cable kit,
documentation, and the ReadyBoard 800 Documentation and Support Software (Doc & SW)
CD-ROM.
•ReadyBoard 800 Documentation and Support Software CD-ROM
The ReadyBoard 800 Documentation and Software (Doc & SW) CD-ROM is provided with the
ReadyBoard 800 QuickStart Kit. The CD-ROM includes all of the ReadyBoard 800
documentation, including this Reference Manual and the ReadyBoard 800 QuickStart Guide in
PDF format, the software utilities, board support packages, and drivers for the unique devices
used with Ampro supported operating systems.

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•ReadyBox™Family
The ReadyBox family includes a series of enclosures with varying sizes that accept all of
Ampro's ReadyBoard products. These ReadyBox enclosures allow you to install your
ReadyBoard product with your preferred set of options for a rapidly deployable system for OEM
production volumes. The ReadyBox family provides all of the standard PC style edge connectors
of the ReadyBoard products, which are accessible on the front I/O panel, including three audio
connectors, and a slot for a compact flash card. Depending on the enclosure, you may add PC-
style connectors for two additional serial ports (4 total), two additional USB ports (4 total), and
one parallel port connector. You can add up to tow PC/104, PC/104-Plus, or PCI-104 expansion
boards to the ReadyBox ATX and 2U enclosures. The ReadyBox ATX is powered by an internal
150 W ATX power supply and the ReadyBox 1U and 2U are powered by a AC-DC converter or a
customer-specific DC power supply. A mounting location is provided for the internal 2 ½” hard
disk drive and the external mounting brackets and feet are provided as accessories.. Optional
rack mounting hardware and an optional +12 VDC Brick power supply are provided for the
ReadyBox 1U and 2U enclosures..
•ReadySystem™Family
The ReadySystem family is a series of high performance, low cost turnkey systems that come
with a ReadyBoard 800 installed into a particular size ReadyBox enclosure with a specific size
SODIMM, and a 2 ½” hard disk drive pre-loaded with one of Ampro's supported operating
systems (Linux®, etc.). The ReadySystem provides all of the ReadyBoard’s standard PC style
connectors accessible on the front I/O panel, including three audio connectors and a slot for a
compact flash card. Depending on the enclosure, you may add PC-style connectors for two
additional serial ports (4 total), two additional USB ports (4 total), and one parallel port
connector. You can install up to two PCI-104 or PC/104-Plus expansion boards into the
ReadySystem ATX and 2U enclosures. A ReadySystem comes pre-tested and ready for
application loading to provide customers with the fastest possible deployment of their embedded
applications. Refer to the specific ReadySystem Users Guide on the web site, or on the
ReadyBoard 800 Documentation and Support Software (Doc & SW) CD-ROM for more
information.
Other ReadyBoard Products
•ReadyBoard™700 – This EPIC single board computer (SBC) is used for high volume embedded
applications and provides designers with a low cost, low-power choice of high performance Intel®
933 MHz Low Voltage (LV) Pentium®III, 650 MHz LV Celeron®, or 400 MHz Ultra Low
Voltage (ULV) Celeron®processors. In addition to the standard ReadyBoard features (4.5" x 6.5"
form factor, PC-style connectors, PC/104-Plus, +5 volt only power, etc.), the ReadyBoard 700
supports two primary IDE drives, includes one compact flash socket on secondary IDE, eight GPIO
pins, four RS-232 serial ports with the RS-485/RS-422 option for two ports, dual 10/100BaseT
Ethernet interfaces, four USB v1.1 ports, IrDA, and AC’97 audio ports. It also supports up to
512 MB of SDRAM in an SODIMM socket, up to 32 MB UMA of AGP 4X video with built-in
LVDS, CRT, and 36-bit TFT support, and Ampro embedded BIOS extensions, such as watchdog
timer, battery-free boot, a customizable splash screen, BIOS recovery, and serial console.
•ReadyBoard™710 – This EPIC single board computer (SBC) used for high volume embedded
applications provides designers with a low cost, low-power alternative to the high cost of high
performance processors. Through the use of advanced chipset technology with the Intel 650
MHz Low Voltage (LV) Celeron CPU, the ReadyBoard 710 provides DDR memory, USB 2.0
ports, Gigabit Ethernet. In addition to the standard ReadyBoard features (4.5" x 6.5" form factor,
PC-style connectors, PCI-104, +5 volt only power, etc.), the ReadyBoard 710 supports two
primary IDE drives, includes one compact flash socket on secondary IDE, eight GPIO pins, four
RS-232 serial ports with the RS-485/RS-422 option for two ports, 10/100BaseT and 1000BaseT
Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, four USB 2.0 ports, IrDA, and AC’97 audio solution. It also supports
up to 1 GB of DDR SDRAM in an SODIMM socket, up to 64 MB UMA of AGP 8X equivalent
video with built-in LVDS, CRT, and 24-bit TFT support, and Ampro embedded BIOS
extensions, such as watchdog timer, battery-free boot, a customizable splash screen, BIOS
recovery, and serial console.

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Other Ampro Products
•CoreModule™Family – These complete embedded-PC subsystems on single PC/104 or PC/104-
Plus form-factor (3.6"x3.8") modules feature 486, Celeron, and Celeron M CPUs. Each
CoreModule includes a full complement of PC core logic functions, plus disk controllers, and
serial and parallel ports. Most modules also include CRT and flat panel graphics controllers
and/or an Ethernet interface. The CoreModules also come with built-in extras to meet the critical
reliability requirements of embedded applications. These include onboard solid state disk
compatibility, watchdog timer, smart power monitor, and Ampro embedded BIOS extensions.
•ETX Family – These high-performance, compact, rugged Computer-on-Module (COM) solutions
use various x86 processors from Celeron to Pentium M CPUs in an ETX Revision 2.7 form factor
to plug into your custom baseboard. Each ETX module provides standard peripherals, including
dual Ultra/DMA 33/66/100 IDE, floppy drive interface, PCI bus, ISA bus, serial, parallel, PS/2
keyboard and mouse interfaces, 10/100BaseT Ethernet, USB ports, Video, and AC’97 audio.
ETX modules support up to 512 MB (or more) of SODIMM DRAM. A 50% thicker PCB,
Ampro embedded BIOS extensions, such as watchdog timer, battery-free boot, a customizable
splash screen, BIOS recovery, and serial console, and optional –40°C to +85°C operation are
available to meet your rugged application requirements.
•LittleBoard™Family – These high-performance, highly integrated single-board computers use
the EBX form factor (5.75"x8.00"), and are available with the Intel Pentium M, Celeron M,
Pentium III, or Celeron processors. The EBX-compliant LittleBoard single-board computers
offer functions equivalent to a complete laptop or desktop PC system, plus several expansion
cards. Built-in extras to meet the critical requirements of embedded applications include onboard
solid state disk capability, watchdog timer, smart power monitor, and Ampro embedded BIOS
extensions.
•MightyBoard™Family – These low-cost, high-performance single-board computers (SBC) use
the Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7") and are available with Intel Celeron M and Pentium M
processors. MightyBoard products offer the equivalent functions of a complete laptop or desktop
PC system, including DDR memory, high performance graphics, USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, plus
standard PCI expansion capability in one card slot. Ampro includes configuration control and
embedded BIOS extensions such as watchdog timer, battery-free boot, a customizable splash
screen, BIOS recovery, and serial console.
•MiniModule™Family – This extensive line of peripheral interface modules compliant with
PC/104 and PC/104-Plus standards can be used with Ampro CoreModule, LittleBoard, and
ReadyBoard single board computers to configure embedded system solutions. Ampro's highly
reliable MiniModule products currently support USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), Ethernet, PC
Card expansion, analog/data acquisition, additional RS-232/RS-485 serial ports, and general-
purpose I/O (GPIO).

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Chapter 2 Product Overview
This introduction presents general information about the EPIC Architecture and the ReadyBoard 800
single board computer (SBC). After reading this chapter you should understand:
•EPIC Architecture
•ReadyBoard 800 architecture
•ReadyBoard 800 features
•Major components
•Connectors
•Specifications
EPIC Architecture
In 2004, five companies collaborated to fill the void between the EBX size and the PC/104 size with a
new industry standard form factor (115 mm x 165 mm, or 4.5" x 6.5") called “Embedded Platform for
Industrial Computing™(EPIC).” The EPIC standard principally defines physical size, mounting hole
pattern, and power connector locations. It does not specify processor type or electrical characteristics.
There are recommended connector placements for serial, parallel, Ethernet, graphics, and memory
expansion. This embedded SBC standard ensures that embedded system OEMs can standardize their
designs and that full featured embedded computing solutions can be designed into even more space
constrained environments than ever before.
The EPIC standard boasts the same highly flexible and adaptable system expansion as EBX, allowing
easy and modular addition of functions such as Firewire or wireless networking not usually contained in
standard product offerings. The EBX system expansion is based on popular existing industry standards,
PC/104™, PC/104-Plus™, and PCI-104™. PC/104 places the ISA bus on compact 3.6" x 3.8" modules
with self-stacking capability. PC/104-Plus adds the power of a PCI bus to PC/104 while retaining the
basic form factor, but PCI-104 expansion cards only provide the PCI Bus to the PC/104 form factor.
Using PC/104 expansion cards, an EPIC board can be easily adapted to meet a variety of embedded
applications. See Figures 2-1 and 2-2.
The EPIC standard also brings stability to the mid-sized embedded board market and offers OEMs
assurance that a wide range of products will be available from multiple sources – now and in the future.
The EPIC specification is freely available to all interested companies, and may be used without licenses
or royalties. For further technical information on the EPIC standard, visit the web site at
http://www.epic-sbc.org.
EPICstackthru
nuts
orchassisstandoffs
(4)
I/O
Connectors
PC/104PlusModule
ReadyBoard(EPIC-Compatible)
ISABus
Expansion
Connectors
Stackthrough
0.8inchspacers(4)
PCIBus
Stack
Connectors
through
screws or
(0.6inchspacers(4)
fornextboard)
(4)
0.6inchspacers(4)
PC/104Module
Figure 2-1. Typical ReadyBoard and PC/104 Module Stack

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Product Description
The ReadyBoard 800 is a mid-sized, EPIC-compatible, affordable, high quality single-board system,
which contains all the component subsystems of a PC/AT PCI motherboard plus the equivalent of up to
5 PCI expansion boards. The ReadyBoard 800 is based on one of the ultra high performance, high-
integration Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processors. These processors with the matching chip set give
designers a complete integration solution with a high performance embedded processor based on the
EPIC form factor that conforms to the Revision 1.0 of the EPIC standard.
Each ReadyBoard 800 incorporates a Intel® 855GME chipset for the Memory Hub (Northbridge) and
I/O Hub (Southbridge) controllers. This includes the Intel 82855GME memory hub, which controls
graphics and memory interface and the Intel 82801DBM I/O Hub Controller for I/O functions. The
Winbond Electronics Corp., Super I/O controller W83627HF, adds I/O functions. Together, the Intel
and Winbond chips provide four serial ports, a floppy or EPP/ECP parallel port, four USB 2.0 ports,
PS/2 keyboard and mouse interfaces, an Ultra/DMA 33/66 IDE controller supporting two IDE drives and
one compact flash socket, AGP 4X graphics equivalent controller, which provides CRT and LVDS flat
panel video interfaces for the most popular flat panels, and an audio AC’97 CODEC on the board. The
ReadyBoard 800 also supports two independent Ethernet interfaces, 10/100BaseT and 1000BaseT, and
up to 1 GB of ECC or non-ECC DDR RAM in a single 200-pin SODIMM socket.
The ReadyBoard 800 can be expanded through the PCI-104 expansion bus to accept the PCI-104 cards
that offer compact, self-stacking, modular expandability for additional system functions. If required for
an application, the PC/104 bus, an embedded system version of the signal set provided on a desktop PC's
ISA bus is provided by the optional Ampro MiniModule ISA expansion board. The PC/104-Plus bus
includes this signal set, and in addition, includes signals implementing a PCI bus, available on an
additional 120-pin (4 rows of 30 pins) PCI expansion bus connector. The ISA bus operates at 8 MHz
clock speed and the PCI bus operates at 33 MHz clock speed. See Figure 2-2.
Among the many embedded enhancements on the ReadyBoard 800 that ensure embedded system
operation and application versatility are a watchdog timer, serial console support, battery-free boot,
customizable splash screen, on-board high-density compact flash card, and Ampro BIOS extensions for
OEM boot customization.
The ReadyBoard 800 is particularly well suited to embedded applications by meeting the size, power
consumption, temperature range, quality, and reliability demands of embedded system applications. It
can be stacked with Ampro MiniModules™ or other PCI-104 compliant expansion boards, or it can be
used as powerful computing engine. The ReadyBoard 800 only requires a single +5V power supply.
RB800stackthru
I/O
Connectors
ReadyBoard800(EPIC-Compatible)
ISABus
Stackthrough
Connectors
Expansion
0.8inchSpacers(4)
PCIStack
Connectors
through
Screws(4)
PC/104PlusModule
0.6inchSpacers(4)
PC/104Module
AmproMiniModuleISA
0.6inchSpacers(4)
PCIStack
Connectors
through
Figure 2-2. Stacking PC/104 Modules with a ReadyBoard 800

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Board Features
•CPU features
♦Provides 1.4 GHz Low Voltage (LV) Intel Pentium M, 1.0 GHz Ultra Low Voltage (ULV)
Celeron M, or 600 MHz Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Celeron M processors
♦All processors support a Front Side Bus (FSB) of 400 MHz
•Memory
♦Provides a single standard 200-pin DDR SODIMM socket
♦Supports a single +2.5V DDR RAM SODIMM up to 1 GB
♦Supports PC2700 DDR 333 (166 MHz)
♦Provides 512 kB of flash memory
•PCI-104 Bus Interface
♦Supports PCI 2.3 standard
♦Supports PCI Bus speed of 33 MHz
♦Supports optional PC/104 standard (add-on MiniModule ISA expansion board)
♦Supports PC/104 standard at 8 MHz
•IDE Interfaces
♦Provides two enhanced IDE controllers
♦Supports two IDE drives on Primary IDE and one compact flash card on Secondary IDE
♦Supports dual bus master mode
♦Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes
♦Supports ATAPI and DVD peripherals
♦Supports IDE native and ATA compatibility modes
♦Compact flash socket (Secondary IDE only)
•Supports IDE compact flash card
•Supports compact flash on secondary IDE bus with Master/Slave jumper
•Supports bootable compact flash card
•Floppy/Parallel Interface
♦Shared floppy/parallel connector
♦Supports one floppy disk drive (1 standard 34-pin floppy drive)
♦Supports all standard PC/AT formats: 360 kB, 1.2 MB, 720 kB, 1.44 MB, 2.88 MB
♦Supports standard printer port
♦Supports IEEE standard 1284 protocols of EPP and ECP outputs
♦Bi-directional data lines
♦Supports 16 byte FIFO for ECP mode
•Serial Ports
♦Provides four buffered serial ports with full handshaking
♦Provides two DB9 connectors Serial 1 & 2 (COM1 & COM2)
♦Provides two serial ports Serial 3 & 4 (COM3 & COM4) through 20-pin header

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♦Provides 16550-equivalent controllers, each with a built-in 16-byte FIFO buffer
♦Supports full modem capability on three of the four ports
♦Supports RS-232 operation on all four ports
♦Supports RS-485 or RS-422 operation on two ports, Serial 3 & 4 (COM3 & COM4)
♦Supports programmable word length, stop bits, and parity
♦Supports 16-bit programmable baud-rate generator
•USB Ports
♦Provides two root USB hubs
♦Provides four USB ports
♦Provides two standard USB connectors (USB 0 & 1) and one 10-pin header (USB 2 & 3)
♦Supports USB v2.0 and legacy v1.1 devices
♦Supports one USB floppy disk drive
♦Provides over-current shared fuses on board
•Audio interface
♦Supports AC’97 audio standard
♦Provides AC’97 CODEC
♦Provides non-amplified Stereo Line In/Out
♦Provides non-amplified MIC in (Mono)
•Ethernet Interfaces
♦Provides two fully independent Ethernet (RJ45) ports
♦Provides Intel’s 82551ER and 825541GI (Gigabit) Ethernet controllers
♦Provides integrated LEDs on each port (Link/Activity and Speed)
♦Supports IEEE 802.3 10BaseT/100BaseTX compatible physical layer
♦Supports IEEE 802.3x 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseT compatible physical layer
♦Supports Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode, and flow control
♦Supports full duplex or half-duplex mode
♦Full-duplex mode supports transmit and receive frames simultaneously
♦Supports IEEE 802.3x Flow control in full duplex mode
♦Half-duplex mode supports enhance proprietary collision reduction mode
•Video Interfaces (CRT/LVDS)
♦Support CRT (1600 x 1200) with 64 MB UMA (Unified Memory Architecture)
♦Provides standard 15-pin VGA connector
♦Provides AGP 4X equivalent performance
♦Provides LVDS outputs (1 or 2 channels; four differential signal pairs; two 12-bit interleaved
or one 24-bit non-interleaved) on 30-pin header
•Infrared Interface
♦Provides IrDA v1.1 signals on separate connector (J9)
♦Supports HPSIR and ASKIR infrared modes
♦Supports IR mode select from the Super I/O chip

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•Keyboard/Mouse Interface
♦Provides PS/2 keyboard (shared with mouse) interface
♦Provides PS/2 mouse (shared with keyboard) interface
♦Provides shared over-current fuse
•Miscellaneous
♦Provides real-time clock (RTC) with replaceable battery
♦Supports battery-free boot
♦Supports external battery option
♦Provides Thermal and Voltage monitoring
♦Supports Serial Console
♦Provides General Purpose I/O (GPIO) capability
♦Supports USB Boot
♦Supports LAN Boot (PXE)
♦Supports watchdog timer (WDT)
♦Supports splash screen customization

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Block Diagram
Figure 2-3 shows the functional components of the ReadyBoard 800.
Intel
Pentium M
or Celeron M
CPU
DDR
SODIMM
Memory Bus
Ethernet
Controller
82541GI
Magnetics- RJ45
Keyboard/
Mouse
SMBus
PCI-104 Bus
Connector PCI Bus
IrDA 1.1
Floppy/
Parallel
AC’97
CODEC
COM3 COM4 USB Port 4
USB Port 3
USB Port 2
USB Port 1
USB 2.0
Super I/O
W83627HF
COM1 COM2
AC’97 Link
Clock
Temp
512kB
ROM
BIOS
Ethernet
Controller
82251ER
CRT VGA
LVDS LCD
Magnetics- RJ45
GPIO (User Defined)
Northbrige
82855GME
Southbridge
82801DBM
IDE Primary
IDE Secondary
A
TA
CompactFlash Socket
RB800Blkdiagm
Figure 2-3. Functional Block Diagram

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Major Integrated Circuits (ICs)
Table 2-1 lists the major integrated circuits (ICs or chips) on the ReadyBoard 800, including a brief
description of each, and Figure 2-4 shows the location of the major chips.
Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function
Chip Type Mfg. Model Description Function
CPUs (U5) Intel Pentium M
Celeron M
LV 1.4 GHz, ULV 1.0 GHz, or ULV
600 MHz CPU’s
Embedded
CPU
Memory
Hub (U7)
Intel 82855GME Northbridge functions plus Video Memory and
Video
I/O Hub
(U6)
Intel 82801DBM Southbridge functions (provides some
of standard I/O functions)
I/O Functions
Super I/O
(U14)
Winbond
Electronics,
Corp.
W83627HF Super I/O controller provides
remaining standard I/O functions
I/O Functions
Ethernet
Controllers
(U12, U13)
Intel 82551ER
82541GI
Ethernet chips provide two independent
10/100BaseT and 1000/100/10BaseT
based network channels
Ethernet
Functions
X
2
U7
U5
U15
U2
BT1
U13
U12
U10
U11
J12
JP3
JP4
J13
J17
J16
J18
J19
J9
J7
J8
J10
JP2
U14
Q4
Q6
Y2
X3
J4
J6
JP5
U1
J2
J1
J3
JP1
J14
D2
SW1
J21
J15
Q5
Q7
J11
U6
F2
F1
F3
Y1
L25
CPU (U5)
Memory Hub
(Northbridge)
(U7)
I/O Hub
Southbridge)
(U6)
(
Gigabit
Ethernet
Controller
(U13)
Ethernet
Controller
(U12)
Flash
(U10)
Super I/O
(U14)
Clock
Synthesizer
(U15)
Lithium
Battery
(B1)
RB800_01aa
Figure 2-4. Component Location (Top view)

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Connector Definitions
Table 2-2 describes the connectors shown in Figures 2-4 to 2-7. All I/O connectors use 0.1" pin spacing,
where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
Table 2-2. Connector Descriptions
Jack # Signal/Device Description
BTI RTC battery (B1) 2-pin, 1.25 mm header for battery input
J1 Power On 3-pin, 2 mm header for Power On and +5V standby voltages
J2 Power In 4-pin, 5.08 mm connector for input power +5V, +12V, GND
J3 PCI-104 120-pin, 2 mm, connector for PCI bus
J4 Audio In/Out 16-pin, 2 mm connector for Line In L/R, Line Out L/R, Mic in
J5 Factory Only Not loaded
J6 Primary IDE 44-pin, 2 mm connector for the primary IDE interface
J7 Fan connector 3-pin header provides +12v, tach, and ground to fan.
J8 GPIO 10-pin, 2 mm header for GPIO signals
J9 IrDA 5-pin header for IrDA signals
J10 Floppy/Parallel Port 26-pin, 2 mm connector for floppy/parallel port interface
J11 Serial B 20-pin, 2 mm connector for Serial ports 3 & 4 (COM3 & COM4)
J12 Utility 5-pin header for external Battery, Reset, Speaker
J13 USB 2 & 3 10-pin, 2 mm connector provides USB2 and USB3 output
J14 Video (LVDS) 30-pin, 2 mm connector for LVDS video display
J15A/B Serial A 9-pin dual connectors for Serial ports 1 & 2 (COM1 & COM2, DB9)
J16 Ethernet 1 + LEDs 14-pin connector for 8-pin RJ45 and LEDs for Ethernet port 1
J17 Ethernet 2 + LEDs 14-pin connector for 8-pin RJ45 and LEDs for Ethernet port 2
J18A/B USB 0 & 1 8-pin connector for two 4-pin interfaces provide USB0 and USB1
J19 Keyboard/Mouse 6-pin, 2 mm PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector (dual output cable)
J21 Video (CRT VGA) 15-pin connector for output to a CRT monitor
J22 SODIMM 200-pin socket for DDR SDRAM SODIMM
J23 Compact Flash 50-pin, 1.27 mm, socket accepts compact flash cards (Type I or II)
NOTE Ampro uses a connector/header numbering method in Chapter 3 to ease
connector pin identification. For example, a 20-pin header with two rows
of pins, using odd/even numbering, where pin-2 is directly across and
adjacent to pin-1, is noted in this way; 20-pin, 2 rows, odd/even (1, 2).
Alternately, a 20-pin connector using consecutive numbering, where pin-
11 is directly across and adjacent to pin-1, is noted in this way; 20-pin, 2
rows, consecutive (1, 11). The second number in the parenthesis is
always directly across from and adjacent to pin-1, with a few exceptions
(PCI-104, PC/104, etc.). See Figure 2-5.
20-pin, Two Rows,
Consecutive, (1, 11)
Or
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
19 124
15 1120
10 53
20-pin, Two Rows,
Odd/Even, (1, 2)
RB800_ConNuma
Figure 2-5. Connector Pin-Out Identifications

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X
2
U7
U5
U15
U2
BT1
U13
U12
U10
U11
J12
JP3
JP4
J13
J17
J16
J18
J19
J9
J7
J8
J10
JP2
U14
Q4
Q6
Y2
X3
J4
J6
JP5
U1
J2
J1
J3
JP1
J14
D2
SW1
J21
J15
Q5
Q7
J11
U6
F2
F1
F3
Y1
L25
PCI-104
(J3)
Ethernet 1
(J16)
Ethernet 2
(Gigabit)
(J17)
USB 0 & 1
(J18A/B)
PS/2
Keyboard/
Mouse
(J19)
LVDS (J14)
CRT (21)
Serial A
(J15A/B)
(COM3 & 4)
Power In
(J2)
Power-On
(J1)
CPU Fan (J7)GPIO (J8)
Infrared
(IrDA)
(J9)
Utility (J12)
Serial B (J11A/B, COM3 & 4)
Primary IDE (J6)
USB 2 & 3 (J13)
Audio In/
Out (J4)
Floppy/Parallel (J10)
RB800_01bb
Figure 2-6. Connector Locations (Top view)
NOTE Pin-1 is shown as a black pin (circle or square) in all connectors and
jumpers in all illustrations. To comply with the PC/104, PC/104-Plus,
or PCI-104 specifications, some pins in the connectors/headers are
missing or have keys blocking the pins.

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Jumper Definitions
Table 2-3 describes the jumpers shown in Figure 2-7. Refer to the Oops! Jumper for BIOS recovery.
Table 2-3. Jumper Settings
Jumper # Installed/Enabled Removed/Enabled
JP1 – ISA IRQ (SerialIRQ) Enabled (pins 1-2) See Note ⊗Disabled (removed) Default
JP2 – CMOS Normal/Clear Normal (pins 1-2) Default Clear (Resets CMOS, pins 2-3)
JP3 – CF Master/Slave Master (pins 1-2) Slave (removed) Default
JP4 – LCD Voltage Type Enable +3.3V (pins 1-2) Default Enable +5V (pins 2-3)
JP5 – COM3 RS485 Termination (pins 1-2) No Termination (removed) Default
JP5 – COM4 RS485 Termination (pins 3-4) No Termination (removed) Default
NOTE ⊗The ISA interrupts are required on pin 31 (B1) of J3 on the
PCI-104 connector, when using the MiniModule ISA board. Use
the ISA IRQ jumper (JP1) to enable the ISA interrupts. For full
PCI-104 compatibility the jumper should be removed (default
setting). See Appendix B for more information.
Ethernet LED Definitions
Tables 2-4 and 2-5 provide the LED colors and definitions for the Ethernet ports, Port 1 (J16) and
Port 2 (J17) located on the ReadyBoard 800. Refer to Figures 2-6 and 2-10.
Table 2-4. Ethernet Port 1 (J16) LED Indicators
Indicator Definition
Ethernet
Link/Activity
LED
Link/Activity LED – This yellow LED is the activity/link indicator and
provides the status of Ethernet port 1 (J16).
• A steady On LED indicates a link is established.
• A flashing LED indicates active data transfers.
Ethernet
Speed LED
Speed LED – This green LED is the Speed indictor and indicates
transmit or receive speed of Ethernet port 1 (J16).
• A steady On LED indicates the port is at 100BaseT speed.
• A steady Off LED indicates the port is at 10BaseT speed.
Table 2-5. Ethernet Port 2 (J17) LED Indicators
Indicator Definition
Ethernet
Link/Activity
LED
Link/Activity LED – This yellow LED is the activity/link indicator and
provides the status of Ethernet port 2 (J17).
• A steady On LED indicates a link is established.
• A flashing LED indicates active data transfers.
Ethernet
Speed LED
Speed LED – This green LED is the Speed indictor and indicates transmit
or receive speed of Ethernet port 2 (J17).
• A steady Off LED indicates the port is at 10 or 100BaseT speed.
• A steady On LED indicates the port is at 1000BaseT speed.